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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Petty Officer 1st Class Rosco Cohen, left, and Petty Officer 2nd Class Stephen Courtney, take turns reading a book to students at Chamka Kaosu school in Sihanoukville, Cambodia. The men are assigned to the USS Essex.

READING IS FUN

Petty Officer 1st Class Rosco Cohen, left, and Petty Officer 2nd Class Stephen Courtney, take turns reading a book to students at Chamka Kaosu school in Sihanoukville, Cambodia. The men are assigned to the USS Essex.

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